Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-24
DAILY HERALD.
OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US.
A Letter ON the Hotels and Res
tauranfs Written to Engiand.


MY DEAR AUNT MAMIE Though
the weather is still warm, yet the ad-
vancing tread of our coming crowd of
winter visitors can already be heard.
The number reported as booked by
excursion agents for Southern Caifor-
nia-Los Angeles says: THAT means
we"-varies at from five to seventy
Eve thousand. Whole carloads from
this or that particular point are freely
talked Of. You cannot run across any
late arrival with whom you were ac-
uuainted "back East" but he reels off
the names of seven others who may
be looked for confidently ''at the first
of the MONTH
Los Angeles is equal to the occasion
though; ready to assure each individ-
ual one "there's room for you and
thousands more" A large new hotel
looms up with more or less distinct
ness as the dailies take it in hand, in
addition to the half dozen or so of
good ones already in the field, whose
resplendent conveyances attend every
train.
Back of the hotels come the board
ing houses, scattered all over the city.
But the third line, Furnished
Rooms it is on which the brunt of
the action will probably fall. These
will have to try conclusions with the
host who come for health, intending
to stay from three to four months.
Hand in hand with furnished rooms
go the restaurants, and of these Los
Angeles has the greatest number for
its size of any town ! have yet struck.
For quality and variety you could go
further and fare much worse for
25-cent meal and you can get on won-
derfully we'll for less still. A popular
restaurant is said to make money, and
indeed they ought, for they work hard
enough. Breakfast is on hand by 6
in the morning and supper strings on
till fully P. M. The supreme effort
of the day, however, is dinner; for
many who come in by street car take
breakfast and supper at home. But
from II to my gracious If you can
manage to get there little before
noon or wal. till say 80, you have a
chance to slide through pretty
smoothly, but otherwise patience is a
highly requisite commodity.
The attendants, for the most part,
are young ladies, and the catalogue OF
different orders they can carry away
in their heads and bring back correctly
in their hands is standing marvel.
Three items you can generally get
par excellence in Southern California
bread, butter and milk. At least We
have found it SO. There may be stray
times, especially if there has boen a
big run, when suspicious of aqua ptra,
in connection with the milk, will force
themselves upon the mind, but these
are exceptional.
Quite number of different nation
alities are represented here and almost
every one seems to have place of
rest and refreshment of its own. There
are several exclusively French con-
Quoted by bona fide French folks,
where the loaves of bread are about
the length of your arm and the con-
of wine sufficient to make
an apostle of temperance turn pale.
Then l know of at least one Italian
thotel, where macaroni bears a prom
inent part, and where l have heard
but this, of course, is in strict con-
fidence-that ladies can be seen smok
ing cigarettes and no later than yes
terday lighted upon Japanese eat
ing house.
l could lead you direct to a German
establishment where pretzels, snails,
Russian caviar, Frankforter, Vienna
sausages, ETC., attest the diversity of
tastes for which the house caters.
Account for it any way you choose,
/ don't think the restaurant will ever
be such an established institution with
John Bull as it is with Uncle Sam.
Here no end of small families take all
three meals every day at the nearest
restaurant. In short everv one you
enter II child's highchair is kept
handy. The other day l saw a baby,
not more than walking, perched quite
at a table while people
were literally swarming out and in
past it. "Cry at the sight OF a strang-
er" indeed. Some Americans began
their public career very early in life.
OF course, accidents will happen,"
etc., and short time since, when
went to dine, l found myself opposite
a chubby little chap in high seat
and before you could say Jack Robin
son, or anything else, the child was
His mother took it az coolly
as though it were an every day occur
renee. Now he assumed u hori-
zontal and then perpendicu-
lar position, the motion reversed
once or twice, little well-aimed
on his back, and dinner was
resumed as if nothing had happened,
but left the table that day feeling as
though | had not got the worth of my
Did ever tell you how entirely diff
ferent the meal hours OF the working
classes in America are from those of
the old country? In both cases work
at seven in the morning,
but at home from nine till ten was the
breakfast hour and from two to three
dinner, the work day closing at seven
p. NJ. Here, again, the workman ap-
pears on the ground breakfasted, dimes
from twelve till one, and stops work at
six in the evening. AS nine-tenths of
the Americans are workers. this ar
rangement is all but universal. /
sometimes reflect what amusement it
would create if "hand" disappeared
from nine till ten, and explained on
his return that he had been to break
fast!
Los Angeles intends to put her best
foot foremost this season for the proper
reception of her guests, many of whom
will become permanent residents-see
il they don't-with no more desire to